# US 2014/0196078 A1 · Secured media distribution system and method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0196078 A1 - Document ID: US20140196078A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/865,908 - Filed: 2013-04-18 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-05 - Assignees: Duvon Corporation - Inventors: Benedict Ow; Andrew Platter; Dmitry Kogosov; Richard Stiles - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196078A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/4627: Rights management {associated to the content (security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08)} - H04N 21/2541: {Rights Management (protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08)} - H04N 21/40: Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof - H04N 21/4334: {Recording operations (recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27)} - H04N 21/43615: {Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals (home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A media distribution system provides controlled distribution of media owned by various parties hosted on a local media access device. The media access device may store temporary media, such as rented or leased media, on a separate provider controlled storage partition. This gives the media provider control over rented or leased media even though it is locally hosted. The media access device can download media from providers at various predefined times so as to limit its use of bandwidth. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A media access device comprising: one or more communication devices configured to receive rented or purchased media from a media provider at one or more predefined times; a storage device having at least one provider managed partition and at least one user managed partition, wherein the rented or purchased media is stored in the provider managed partition while user media is stored in the user managed partition; one or more output terminals configured to transmit media from the storage device to one or more client devices for presentation; and a processor configured to receive one or more instructions from the media provider, wherein the one or more instructions define use and access restrictions for the rented or purchased media. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The media access device of claim 1, wherein the media provider remotely controls addition and removal of the rented or purchased media in the provider managed portion, and the user controls addition and removal of media in the user managed portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The media access device of claim 2 further comprising a communication device configured to communicate with the media provider via a wide area network. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The media access device of claim 2 further comprising a communication device configured to communicate with the user via a local area network. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The media access device of claim 1, wherein the one or more client devices are selected from the group consisting of one or more televisions, smartphones, tables, and personal computers. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The media access device of claim 1, wherein the one or more predefined times are received from the user. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The media access device of claim 1, wherein the rented or purchased media is encrypted prior to its storage in the at least one provider managed partition. ### Claim 8 A media distribution system comprising: a media provider configured to distribute rented or purchased media; and a media access device comprising: provider managed storage configured to store the rented or purchased media; user managed storage configured to store user media, wherein the provider managed storage and user managed storage are separate; one or more communication devices configured to receive the rented or purchased media from the media provider via at least one wide area network; and a processor configured to receive one or more instructions from the media provider, wherein the one or more instructions define use and access restrictions for the rented or purchased media. wherein the media provider remotely controls addition and removal of the rented or purchased media in the provider managed storage, and the user controls addition and removal of user media in the user managed storage. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The media distribution system of claim 8, wherein the user controls addition and removal of the user media via a client device in communication with the media access device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The media distribution system of claim 8 further comprising an output device configured to transmit the rented or purchased media and the user media to a client device for presentation. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The media distribution system of claim 9, wherein the output device is a wired or wireless network interface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The media distribution system of claim 8, wherein the media access device receives the rented or purchased media at one or more times defined by the user. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The media distribution system of claim 8, wherein the rented or purchased media is encrypted before it is stored in the provider managed storage. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The media distribution system of claim 8, wherein the provider managed storage and the user managed storage are different storage partitions on one or more storage devices. ### Claim 15 A method for providing media with a media access device comprising: receiving media at the media access device; determining if the media is provider media or user media; storing provider media in a provider media partition and storing user media in a user media partition, wherein the provider media partition and the user media partition are separate partitions; adding or removing the provider media based on one or more instructions from a media provider; and adding or removing the user media based on one or more instructions from a user; wherein access to the provider media is provided based on use and access restrictions defined by the media provider. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 further comprising transmitting the provider media or user media to a client device for presentation to the user. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 wherein the one or more instructions from the media provider are received from a wide area network and the one or more instructions from the user are received from a local area network. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein if the media is provider media, the media is received only at one or more predetermined times defined by the user. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the provider media is rented or purchased from the media provider by the user. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 further comprising encrypting the provider media on the provider media partition.